The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
A Humorous Reply Of Capt.
Jack Crawford to a Letter Of
Inquiry About Fort Craig.


Forr CRAIG. y. NJ. March -, 81
Mr.. G. T. DALTON. Ny Dear Sir
Your letter of inquiry regarding the
Fort Craig military reservation, is at
hand. You want adiscrpiun-perhaps
You would like a map! II SO, let me
.know and / shall have one made to or.
der at once. Tie government. and
several other people living la tins im-
mediate vicinity, are very anxious TO
have some one come here from the In
dian territory, or the Sandwich Islands
to look at that magnificent reservation
\ on SAY you will come, if it's any good.
Wei, now, don't you fool Yourself, Mr..
Dal. she's u daisy! about 5000 acres
OF the river bottom Will raise crops iit
for the gods. The reserve is about sew
en- miles. fronting on the silyery-I
meas the sioried, Rio Grande. "The
Il. G. Is Il river" Got any grand rivers
out your wgyy You ask. What can
we raiseY' Wen. ! have raised some
lne. hlg beets out of my hay stack,
turuips and lettuce. cotton tails, quail
jack rabbits, and many native songs
ters known as the Mexican jackassanos,
while uur county commissioners con
tiuue year after year to raise he tax
e.. They Irrigate great deal. ! rails
ed. last year, not this year, it's too ear
Is yc,-tle wages pt my hrtd man, the
result, ho irrigated too much, neglected
the crops, 50 that the ground became
uvtrgroWu with tanglcluot and he re.
sigued, after serving me with an in
Junction not TO raised him any more
II was au uncivil service. and !
raised him of Ire premises. Iod want
to know something about the climate
around here. Now. that's what we
bride ourselves ua-Ciimate aud lots OF
III II you could see the swarthy kids
OF The natives running around here in
abbreviated wasthauds ard sun-tan-
ned faces. with feet bare as high up as
where their collar button should be,
and then sQuirmiug because il was too
hot. you would surely think we had u
most tropical cline.
Not q cloud ever darSnns the face of the
suns,
Aud our daughters are all In bloom;
For uncs the cowboys have traded their
guns,
And our COWS don't jump over the moon.
our people are honest and thrifty and
square,
And toll like the historic bee
Our ladies the hustle of fashion all wear
ON the place where the hustle should be.
You address me rs "P. NJ" | used
to be one of them fellows, but it was Il
fourth or fifth class position and re-
signed, because the Office that is not
irSt-class is not considered respectable
II YOU had reversed it and wrote, M.
T., Fort Craig" you would hit me right.
| am M. T." and my wife is speaker of
the house. | was made NJ. P.and com
mandant ana command all the forces
here at present, aud my uncle Is paying
me fair salary for holding down Il
cane-Lottom chair and earn IL, mas
much as ! am in duty, or courtesy,
bound TO answer such letters as yours
every day, Sunday included. This
would be pleasant dIty, if my cores
pondents in search Of valuable infor-
nation, such as | am giving you
would inclose a -four cent stamp. !
always write four.ccnts' worth. and
+ throw the ink. paper and part of my
/ dinmond-hiL pen in. Aud diamond
bits are worth MONEY in New Mexico
don't cher knowl | might say in con
nection with the raising that this is q
good country to raise family, es
pecially when mosquett beans and